Essays Tagged: "phrases"

Antigone

Literature is meant to provide a perspective on life. Phrases or quotes found inworks of literature may be used to help express one's own thoughts, to des ... elp understand and clarify the actions and events in another.Literature does imitate real life, and phrases found in literary works can successfullydescribe life experiences. The phrase 'The sins of t ...

(3 pages) 69 0 3.6 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Hamlet. Inner Turmoil

Inner TurmoilWithin the play Hamlet there exists many puns and phrases which have a double meaning. Little ploys on words which tend to add a bit of entertainment ... on words which tend to add a bit of entertainment to the dialogue of the play. These forked tongue phrases are used by Shakespeare to cast an insight to the characters in the play...to give them more ... the characters in the play...to give them more depth and substance. However, most importantly these phrases cause the reader or audience to think. They are able to show a double meaning that not all p ...

(6 pages) 118 0 4.8 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Hamlet: A Man Of Many Qualities

d revealance help to distinguish how Hamlet feels abouteach other character that he encounters. The phrases and speechesthat Hamlet addresses are both poetic and piercing. So when Hamletis speaking, h ... husband, hisuncle, Claudius, so quickly after his father's death. This angershines through in such phrases such as 'Frailty, thy name iswoman!'(Act 1,Sc 2, L148) and 'Like Niobe, all tears.'(Act 1, S ...

(4 pages) 98 0 4.3 Jan/1994

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

A critical analysis of Lady Macbeth

xpresses a hidden side about herself when she is alone. She shows her evil by voicing her heartless phrases to herself. She shows love for her evil doings and knows no boundaries when it comes to havi ... As Lady Macbeth speaks to herself, she sees blood on her hands, and is unable to wash it off. These phrases explain she has helped kill the king and is sorry for what she has done. Lady Macbeth become ...

(2 pages) 70 0 3.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

critical analysis of "Death of an Author" by Roland Barthes

a wordy, whimper of a passage.The author Roland Barthes is a brilliant writer, he is able to weave phrases and create new uses for verbs, nouns and adjectives. Though he is a brilliant writer I have ...

(3 pages) 65 0 5.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

This is a book report of All Quiet on the Western Front, by Maria Remarque, on of the best War novels of all time.

out hope." Through Baumer, Remarque examines how war makes man inhuman. He uses excellent words and phrases to describe crucial details to this theme. "The first bomb, the first explosion, burst in ou ...

(4 pages) 109 0 5.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

a critical analysis of modern litterature in" Bright Lights, Big City" by Jay McInerney

a dream where he interacts with the Coma Baby in his workplace. This passage,through the words and phrases employed by McInerney as both dialogue and narration, isstrong support for the concept that ...

(3 pages) 59 0 3.0 Sep/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Parental Pressure within High School Students

and higher. I did not only notice this with me, but I noticed this with many of my friends. I heard phrases like "My parents are going to kill me" and "I'm going to be grounded for 10 years" many time ...

(6 pages) 143 1 4.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Ironic Sketches of a little town. Speaks of Stephen Leacock and his work

l selection of language, said Leacock, humor demanded a 'great naturalness' of language, the use of phrases and forms so simple that writers straining after effect would never get them. [Critics] felt ...

(7 pages) 40 0 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Cultural Literacy by E.D. Hirsch. describes his Philosphy on education in America today

, Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know, Hirsch sets forth 5,000 essential words and phrases of which each person should be knowledgeable. The list ranges from idioms to mythology, from ...

(4 pages) 116 0 4.7 Apr/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"To Build a Fire" by Jack London. Descriptive and defined points and quotes

duction to the story. "Day had broken cold and grey, exceedingly cold and grey..." He repeats these phrases to redefine to his readers the impact the setting has on the lives of the characters. The gl ... duction to the story. "Day had broken cold and grey, exceedingly cold and grey..." He repeats these phrases to redefine to his readers the impact the setting has on the lives of the characters. The gl ...

(9 pages) 202 0 3.9 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A Visit of Charity Written By Eudora Welty

isit to some old lady," (p436), in this statement our character shows little respect in the way she phrases her statement. By saying she has to pay a visit reinforces the readers thoughts that she is ...

(3 pages) 74 0 4.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Media's Use of Nature How does the media use nature to its advantage?

The Media's Use of NatureThe media, through its use of pictures and eye-catching phrases, uses nature to its advantage, encouraging both positive and negative attitudes that appeal ... of nature. The text also plays a big role in appealing to the romantic attitude. With eye-catching phrases such as "our luxurious ships, after all, were designed for Alaska" and "we know a thousand w ...

(6 pages) 115 0 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Is the Declaration of independence a viable document?

world, the grievances that had led to the call for independence. Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the many convictions present in the minds and hearts of the American pe ...

(2 pages) 68 0 3.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

"The Tyger" by William Blake, An Analisys.

It may be easy to read and remember, but it is not easy to understand. Some of Blake's phrases are strange ("immortal hand"), some are archaic ("thine"), and others are used with differen ...

(2 pages) 211 0 4.4 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Attention Deficit Disorder an Otherness in America ADD and how it makes the people who have it social outcasts.

of sync, misfit, lazy, stupid, and did you take your medicine today are only a few of the words and phrases used by adults in charge to describe children and adults suffering from attention deficit di ...

(6 pages) 167 1 4.1 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

The Creation of Meaning. What is Meaning?

erent ways. This is due to factors such as, confusion of sense because of sound, abstract words and phrases, synonyms, homonyms, polysemy and figurative extensions of sense. Some words may have two or ... Queen at Westminster Abbey on the 2nd of June."Other devices that affect meaning and sense are paraphrases, deictic devices, Irony and sarcasm, hyperbole and litotes, logical entailment and expectati ...

(2 pages) 72 0 4.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies

English translation to the 5th and 6th song on the mandrin singer Jay Chow's 'Fantasy' CD.

o you, watching you sleep still eternityI was just unable to let you knowIt's just those few simple phrases and yet I'm unable to say themYour heart is there but I can only see it from afarAll these I ...

(1 pages) 34 0 2.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

"Stopping by woods on a snowy evening" by Robert Frost Poem analysis

evokes a series of wonderful feelings. It has a deep and hidden atmosphere and specific mysterious phrases to gives us a clear view of what is happening. It has a superb rhythm that keeps the reader ...

(4 pages) 266 0 3.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

The role of Difficulty in John Donne's Love poems.

the word difficult. Donne's poetry offers different levels of interpretation. Some seemingly simple phrases can have underlying sub-levels of meaning. Another difficulty is his use of imagery. Some of ...

(12 pages) 120 1 3.6 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry